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Sankarshan Thakur, The Telegraph
Karachi, Nov. 10: The mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah verily became the burial site of a famed political career back home. When L.K. Advani came here in the summer of 2005 and pronounced a paean to the founder of Pakistan he invited a hail of disapproval from his Parivar. Even those he considered close in the BJP rushed to censure him, the RSS screamed sacrilege, and Advani was given an organisational shove he is yet to recover from.
As Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar padded up the marble steps of Jinnah's grand memorial in central Karachi this morning, he would have been reminded of the consequences of the overreach of eloquence. He chose silence.
If Lalu Prasad captivated Pakistan with his gift of the gab, here was Nitish displaying his gift of gumption on tricky ground. He said not a word on Jinnah. He'd rather not tarry with the past; he pulled out a pen and scribbled a note to the future in that same visitors' book that Advani burnt his fingers with.
"Friendship, peace and brotherhood is what the people of both our countries want, we have the same heritage (virasat) and history (taareekh) that is why I am here." Short, succinct and, most of all, safe. He was in and out of what he wanted to be no more than a photo-op.
Its central moment was Nitish standing in prayer ' as you would in a mosque ' as Kari Shamsuddin, imam at Jinnah's sepulchre, recited a "fateha", or Quranic prayer, in remembrance.
Thereafter, he was led down by his host and Sindh chief minister, Qaim Ali Shah, to a crypt where lie Jinnah's darling sister, Fatima, and Pakistan's first Prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan. Both are entombed in marble and both stones, as Jinnah's, are inscribed in Urdu and in Bengali, which used to be the second official language of the day.
The Bengali inscriptions are as much a visual trick as they are a treat ' it's calligraphy so deeply stylised in the Persian school you must look closely to grasp the script is Bangla, a quaint throwback to bygone, probably bitter, times.
The Mazar-e-Quaid-e-Azam itself is a looming quadrangle of grey stonework topped by a high dome resembling a hemisphere. It stands on a high plinth reached by steps from four sides. All around is a sprawling acreage of manicured lawns and gurgling fountains. The inner dome is washed in pastel teal and an elaborate candelabra drops from it right above where Jinnah rests.
The dome is carved such that when Kari Shamsuddin began his recitation of the holy verses it rang like a forlorn song. The wreath of marigolds and roses that Nitish had brought along was the only dash of colour in what was mostly spare and spartan.
When Nitish spoke, he was already a fair distance from the "mazar", in the glittering reception halls that abut the official estate of chief minister Qaim Ali Shah. This time he was prepared for a shot at eloquence and he did himself no harm.
On the contrary, he brought the gathered house to stand up and applaud. "Hum aapki dharti ko salaam karne aaye hain, hum log ek hain, bichchde hain, hum dosti ka haath badhane aaye hain (We have come to salute your land, we are one, we have been separated, we have come to extend our hand of friendship)."
The occasion was an "Experience Sharing" seminar dovetailed into a banquet lunch and some of Karachi's top politicians, bureaucrats and social elite were in attendance.
A pre-written speech of Nitish's had been circulated on the tables, but Nitish himself barely even referred to it save to say it was an "only an account of some of the work we have done". He chose to speak extempore and dabbled in the kind of sentimentalism that he doesn't often allow himself.
"I have only been here a day but I can never forget this journey," he said. "The way we have been received, the warmth I have felt, the love and concern you have showered on me, it's unforgettable. I plan to go to Mohenjo Daro tomorrow because I want to see where we all came from, the roots of our common civilisation."
Applause, recurrent applause.
He wore the traditional Sindhi skull-cap Qaim Ali Shah had earlier gifted him and he spoke from behind a lectern adorned by a portrait of the late Benazir Bhutto. He didn't once invoke her name 'just as he didn't Jinnah's ' but he did it artfully enough for nobody to realise he was dodging. The way he was mobbed by his audience after he stepped down the stage was probably proof.


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Lübeck, the undisputed Queen of the Hanseatic League, was founded in 1143 as 'the first western town on the Baltic coast' and provided a shining example for all the Hanseatic towns and cities along the Baltic. The medieval old town is one of the foremost examples of brick Gothic architecture and reflects Lübeck's illustrious past as an early centre of international trade.
In 1987 Lübeck's old town became the first in northern Europe to be named a World Cultural Heritage site. Surrounded by water on all sides, it has been dominated by seven church steeples since the Middle Ages.
For centuries, Lübeck's name stood for freedom, justice and prosperity. Today, all the many Gothic, Renaissance, baroque and classical buildings, narrow lanes and streets, churches and abbeys, merchants' houses, craftsmen's yards and fortifications still tell of the heyday of Lübeck. Surrounded by water, the old town with the seven towers of its five principal churches brings to life 1,000 years of history and has been protected as a UNESCO World Heritage site thanks to its outstanding brick Gothic architecture. The site includes the quarter around the town hall, the castle abbey, the grand old patrician town houses between St. Peter's Church and the cathedral, the salt warehouses on the banks of the Trave river and the Holsten Gate, the city's most famous landmark, which is also an interactive museum. A harbour tour is the perfect way to round off any visit to Lübeck, as is a visit to the merchants' houses dedicated to Lübeck's three Nobel prize winners: Thomas Mann, Willy Brandt and Günter Grass. If it's that time of year, you can visit the annual Travemünde Week just outside the town, which offers a mix of first-rate sailing activities and fairground buzz. A tour of the bars at night is also an absolute must for any visitor to Lübeck: when the sun goes down, the numerous pubs, restaurants, bars and clubs come to life. Beforehand, you might want to line your stomach with some genuine Lübeck marzipan – an irresistible sweet treat for which the city has become renowned throughout the world.
Guided tours
January – March and November: Saturday and Sunday at 11am
April – October and December: daily at various times
Harbour and canal tours
City boat tours: March to October daily
Quandt Linie Lübeck: all year round, April to October daily 10am to approx. 6pm
Stühff – Lübeck motor launch tours: all year round, during the high season daily approx. 10am to 5.30pm,
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Has Justin Bieber Landed a New Model Girlfriend?
Is Justin Bieber actually dating someone other than his mostly-off-again ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez? The cozy photos with his new gal pal Yovanna Ventura seem to say so.
The 'Believe' singer has been spotted with the Spanish model several times recently, often with his arm wrapped around the leggy brunette. E! News spoke with a witness who spotted the pair strolling along the Venice Beach boardwalk and reported that Justin "seemed very chill and happy."
So how did their romance start? According to another E! News source, the 20-year-old pop star wanted to meet Yovanna badly enough that he "sought her out." PopCrushers, can you imagine how that phone call went? We're green with envy.
The source added, "Their relationship is blossoming. I wouldn't be surprised if they now have started dating."
While their meet-ups were kept hush-hush when they first met back in March, the cute couple is now comfortable with sharing photos to Instagram. According to the same source, Yovanna is pleased about that!
"It's been killing her she couldn't tell anyone about him. Meeting Justin has been exciting for her," the source shared. "She thinks he is a nice, sweet guy, a gentleman."
Just yesterday (May 5), she shared the following affectionate photo of the two of them, captioning it, "#lp #mayweather w' mi amigo @justinbieber."
Yovanna is still attending high school in Miami, meaning we might shortly see the Biebs spending some extra time in Florida while they continue to get to know each other.
As happy as we are for the new lovebirds, let's take a moment to mourn what might actually be the real, final end for Jelena.
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YouView's long-awaited - no longer eagerly so, perhaps - set-top box will arrive in the shops of Britain's best-known electrical retailers "by the end of the month", but you'll have to pony up £300 for one.
Two years on from its original launch window, the platform, which now combines Freeview over-the-air programming with net-delivered catch-up services from stakeholders the BBC, ITV, Channel Four and 5, will debut in a Humax-made twin-tuner 500GB DVR, the DTR-T1000.
When it comes, YouView Chairman Lord Alan Sugar enthused today, it will mark "a great moment in British television".
Lord Sugar has a way with words, and while it's true that the YouView user experience is indeed a much more straightforward, less cumbersome one that most existing DVRs and smart TVs provide, YouView has some way to go if it's to be the landmark the Apprentice star believes.
YouView's techies have created an aesthetically pleasing, unobtrusive UI that quietly demarcates IPTV content from broadcast material and doesn't make a big deal out of the difference.
The box's search operates across upcoming Freeview and Freeview HD transmissions and - eventually - what pay-TV partners, initially ISPs TalkTalk and BT, have on their schedules. It already covers what the free-to-air catch-up providers have in their recent and longer-term programme archives.
All this, plus standard Freeview HD+ DVR functionality.
The trouble is, of course, a lot of folk own DVRs already. No problem, says the ebullient Lord Sugar, "this is the box their going to replace their DVRs with".
The hook is the integrated catch-up content, though many a DVR and a smart TV provide less joined-up access to these services already. Not many include all the current major terrestrial broadcasters' on-demand services, however, but the YouView box does.
More are coming. Following the Humax box's retail debut, YouView will add STV during the summer, along with a new channel, Now TV, run by Sky - presumably an advertising exercise masquerading as a best-of-Sky offering. We shall see.
TalkTalk and BT will offer their boxes separately, and while BT maintained a stony silence today, TalkTalk said it will reveal its plans for the box, including pricing and subscription packages, at the end of this month.
While neither ISP said as much, but Lord Shug implied they'll subsidise their boxes on the proceeds of broadband and/or content subscriptions, and both will be able to offer their customers content not available to other YouView box owners.
Ditto other providers: select a catch-up or archive programme from the search or EPG panels and YouView runs the appropriate player app, though it goes straight to the show rather than leaving you in the menu, as smart TV, set-top, mobile and PC apps do. Stakeholders' apps are free to offer whatever mix of free and premium content as they wish - YouView's remit ends at the point UI hands over to the content provider's portal.
Content providers can bombard you with ads - like those ITV plays at the start of catch-up content - but, Lord Sugar suggested, YouView won't.
It's all nicely done. The question is simply whether early adopters will be willing to cough up £300 for an experience that's, yes, better than competing products but, no, not unique.
These are tough times for the consumer electronics business. Lord Sugar's justification for the high price is a need to demonstrate the platform's full capabilities and that can only be done with as fully functional a box as can be delivered.
But he held out the prospect that a single-tuner, DVR-less device may come to market in future. That depends on Humax, of course, currently the only YouView hardware licensee - or, at least, the only one the company will discuss. Talk about other potential partners is unsurprisingly nebulous - neither party would ever want to prejudice negotiations, of course - but today's launch lacked even the hints often dropped events like these to encourage journalists to believe that vendors can't wait to sign up.
YouView, then, really is in classic chicken-and-egg territory. Until it shifts boxes, it can't demonstrate demand. Without a sure sign that the public is interested, it'll have a harder job enouraging partners to sign up. But without the partners, it'll be a lot harder to convince punters to cough up.
Which leaves the platform with a heck of a potential - and one of the best UIs out there - but one that it seems a long way from fulfilling. ®


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NORWICH - A Norwich police officer will be honored Wednesday night by the Police Commissioners Association of Connecticut for rescuing a man from his burning home in August.
Officer Sean Sullivan will receive a Meritorious Service Award at the association's annual awards ceremony.
Shortly before 4 a.m. on Aug. 23, Sullivan was on patrol when he saw smoke. He led 61-year-old Antoine Damas out of his burning second-floor apartment on North Main Street.
Damas said afterward that he was getting ready to jump out a window when he saw Sullivan below.
"He told me to stay and then he burst through the door and told me to follow him," Damas said.


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Topic: Receiving Mail Problems
I have iRedOS 0.5.0 installed. The first 15 everything worked fine. Since yesterday, I have problems receiving e-mails. Some arrive ok, other never arrive and some other arrive with much latency. The people who send them don't get an error (their email doesn't get returned by their mail server).
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When searching for a candidate, companies generally use one of two venues, either a recruiter or a job board.
If the Employer is looking for a specialized individual in a specific field or if he doesn't have the time, the Employer will probably use a recruiter. However, his pockets better be deep, as recruiters will charge anywhere from 15% to 30% of the candidate's gross annual income. The percentage that the recruiter charges depends on each individual recruiter's fee schedule.
The Job Board
If the Employer has the time to search for the candidate himself and wants to keep the cost of the search low, then the Employer will use a job board and perform the search himself. The costs of posting a job(s) and/or searching resumes vary from job board to job board, but these costs are without a doubt much more economical than the use of recruiters.
The VIDEO Job Board This is a link to an actual candidate, and his video!
Ideally, the best solution in finding a candidate would be a job board that didn't cost anything for either Employers or Candidates. Even better still would be a 'no cost' job board with Videos where the Employer could see the personality, presence, and qualities of each individual needed for a specific career requirement, something that paper resumes alone can't do. This ideal solution is "CareerFlick".
"CareerFlick" is a Worldwide Video Resume Jobsite that is FREE for all Employers and all Job Seekers. This Job Board/Jobsite lets Employers post 'unlimited' jobs and view 'unlimited' Video Resumes of Job Seekers for FREE with NO time constraints and NO recruiting fees. Job Seekers can upload their own Video Resume or have a staff member of CareerFlick help them create it for FREE. Like Kijiji and Facebook, CareerFlick earns its revenue from advertisers.
Video Resumes are a thing of the future, but are here now. The use of Video Resumes is a valuable time-saving asset for BOTH Job Seekers and Employers by allowing Employers the opportunity of pre-screening candidates. Video Resumes help Employers see the "real" candidates in order to effectively select the very best candidates for a more extensive and formal 'in-person' interview. In short, Video Resumes save time and money for BOTH Employers and Job Seekers.
The Choice
In summary, if the Employer wants to save HIS time and can afford it, he should use a recruiter. If the Employer wants to save 'time' AND 'money', he should use a job board/job site, ideally one that is FREE and has Videos, such as "CareerFlick".
"CareerFlick" IS A WORLDWIDE VIDEO RESUME JOBSITE THAT IS FREE FOR ALL EMPLOYERS & ALL JOB SEEKERS.
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"CareerFlick" has Job Seekers from all around the World and EVERY Job Seeker has a personal VIDEO RESUME. Job Seekers can upload their own VIDEO RESUME or have us help them create it for FREE!


text: Aston Martin Racing News Tags AMOC Awards Brand Extension Centenary Corporate Dealers Events Films Gaydon GTE Heritage le mans Licensees Models Motor Shows Nürburgring Partnerships People Promotion Q by Aston Martin Racing Social Media Videos Aston Martin Racing partners with Hasselblad for 2014 Published: Mar 26, 2014 Tags: Racing by Neil Allison The iconic camera-maker Hasselblad has become official photography partner to Aston Martin Racing. The Swedish brand joins the team as it takes on the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship and embarks upon its fourth Aston Martin GT4 Challenge season. The iconic camera-maker Hasselblad has become official photography partner to Aston Martin Racing. The Swedish brand joins the team as it takes on the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship and embarks upon its fourth Aston Martin GT4 Challenge season. Hasselblad is renowned for its premium camera equipment used by the industry's top professionals. To help launch its new range of digital SLR products aimed at photography enthusiasts, the manufacturer has linked up with Aston Martin Racing, which shares its ethos towards excellence. "We are delighted to be the official Photography Partner of Aston Martin Racing," comments Sarah Brereton-Stiles, Corporate Marketing Project Manager at Hasselblad. "Both Hasselblad and Aston Martin Racing are renowned for their rich heritage and technological innovations, passion for excellence and an extraordinary sense of style. It's a winning combination of two iconic brands." The collaboration will not only see Aston Martin Racing's team photographer use the innovative equipment out on track but the engineering team will use the latest HV camera to gather vital data from the pits. "A race can be won or lost on a pitstop decision following an incident," comments Dan Sayers Chief, Engineer at Aston Martin Racing. "When the car passes the pit straight at up to 100mph, it's impossible for us to see the extent of the damage with the naked eye. We therefore have to bring the car in to the pits to check. However, Hasselblad can provide a camera that can take a series of high-speed images, which can be fed straight back to the engineering team for observation. "We can also use the cameras to collect data for development purposes and we can use the film functions to record and play back pit stops so we can see areas of improvement." Hasselblad recently launched their mirrorless Lunar camera with five different grip styles, all handcrafted from the most luxurious materials including carbon fibre, then followed up with their compact camera, Stellar, which also comes in several different styles. Their latest model, the HV DSLR, aimed at photo-enthusiasts delivers on both looks and performance, perfect for any motorsport enthusiast. Hasselblad branding will feature on all four of the V8 Vantage GTEs as they take on the WEC, which includes the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans. The partnership also extends to the Aston Martin GT4 Challenge, where Hasselblad products will be available for entrants to test during the race weekend. For further information about Hasselblad's products, please visit www.hasselblad.com. Back to all news items Share Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linked In Downloads Languages This article is available in the following languages: - English Cars Teams Series Partners History News Contact


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Last week my son celebrated his 9th birthday. He doesn't usually care for cake with frosting, so his birthday treat of choice is brownies. Last year he chose Mint-filled Brownie Cupcakes
and these Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies (in cupcake form).
This year we stumbled upon this Hot Chocolate Layer Cake with Homemade Marshmallows,
and my son decided his b-day treat should be a hot chocolate brownie topped with marshmallows.
Of course when I went to find a Hot Chocolate brownie recipe, I found two and had to do a comparison.
The Hot Cocoa brownies from NY City Dish were definitely very fudgy, gooey, and a little bit sweeter than the Hot Chocolate Brownies from Sugar Plum, which were firmer, and had a little bit more of a dark chocolate flavor. They were not cakey at all, but definitely the sturdier of the two. My neighbor tasted both and requested the recipe for the Hot Cocoa Brownies. It just depends on what your personal brownie preferences are.
I made the marshmallows from the cake recipe and they turned out amazing. I usually avoid recipes that require gelatin, but used it here. The texture was lovely and they were a lot of fun to make. Not scary at all. Although my sugar syrup did require 10 more minutes than the recipe stated, to come to the right temperature.
I cut some rounds out of the brownies and placed the marshmallows on top, then gave them a dusting of cocoa powder.
Then I realized I had some dipping chocolate in the fridge that was leftover from something and I warmed it up, dipped the marshmallows in it and stuck them to the brownies. This worked better for keeping the marshmallows in place.
I also cut some brownies into little squares and took them to my son's school for a special treat. They were enjoyed by all.
Hot Chocolate Brownies adapted from Sugar Plum
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup milk chocolate chips
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8-inch baking dish with foil; coat foil with nonstick cooking spray.
In a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together melted butter, sugar and egg until well combined. Whisk in dry ingredients until just combined. Stir in milk chocolate chips until combined. Scrape batter into prepared dish.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until set and crusty looking around the edges.
Hot Cocoa Brownies adapted from HERE
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour baking pan. (I used an 8x8 metal pan)
Stir together butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. Add eggs and beat well.
In a separate bowl, stir together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add dry ingredient mix to the egg mixture and beat until blended. Add chocolate chips if desired. Spread batter evenly in pan.
Bake the brownies for roughly 20 minutes, until almost baked through.
Cool completely and sprinkle with decorative sugar, if desired. Should make roughly 16 brownies.For the marshmallows from Fine Cooking
Three 1/4-oz. envelopes unflavored powdered gelatin
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 cup plus 2 Tbs. confectioners' sugar; more as needed
Pour 3/4 cup cold water into the bowl of a stand mixer. Sprinkle the gelatin over the water. Attach the bowl to the mixer and fit it with the whisk attachment.
Clip a candy thermometer to a 3-quart saucepan; don't let the tip of the thermometer touch the bottom of the pan. In the saucepan, boil the sugar, corn syrup, salt, and 3/4 cup water over medium heat without stirring until it reaches 234°F to 235°F, about 10 minutes (mine took about 20 minutes to hit the right temperature). With the mixer on low speed, pour the hot sugar mixture into the gelatin in a slow, thin stream.
Add the vanilla, carefully increase the speed to high, and beat until the mixture has thickened and cooled, about 5 minutes (the bottom of the bowl should be just warm to the touch). Line a 9x13-inch pan with foil, leaving an overhang on 2 sides. (I sprayed a 9x13-inch glass pan with cooking spray, instead of using foil. It worked great) Sift 1 Tbs. of the confectioners' sugar into the bottom of the pan, then pour the marshmallow mixture into the pan and sift another 1 Tbs. confectioners' sugar on top. Let sit at room temperature until set, at least 2 hours.Use the foil overhang to lift the marshmallow from the pan. Using a knife that has been dipped in cold water, cut along the edge of the marshmallow to release it from the foil. Transfer to a cutting board and remove the foil. Put the remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl. Cut the marshmallow into cubes of different sizes, from 1/4 to 3/4 inch (you will need to continue to dip the knife in cold water as you cut the marshmallows). The marshmallows will be very sticky—dip the cut edges in the confectioners' sugar to make them easier to handle. As you work, toss a few cubes at a time in the sugar to coat, then shake in a strainer to remove the excess.
Idea came from this Recipe for Hot Chocolate Cake topped with Homemade Marshmallows


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Carroll is a town in Coos county, New Hampshire. It was formed in 1772 and has gone by the following other name/s: Breton Woods. Its parent county/ies is/are Grafton. For more information, contact the county at P.O. Box 88, Twin Mountain 03595. On the attached map, Carroll is shown as 31 in Coos.
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The Appalachian Trail Conservancy will show the film "Appalachian Impressions," Friday, Oct. 18, at Drake Educational Center in Franklin. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with refreshments, followed by the film, trail information, a meet-and-greet with hikers, expert speakers and a raffle.
The film features stories from hikers who have hiked the Appalachian Trail, and about the changing seasons and different trail towns along the route from Georgia to Maine. The film is on a 15-city nationwide tour and is part of a push by the conservancy to sign up 2,180 new members this year, one new member for each mile of the Appalachian Trail.
Registration for the event includes a membership to the conservancy. Tickets are $30 per adult and are available online.


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No matter what your involvement is in the RF and microwave community, my guess is you need to be familiar with the latest and greatest in the industry. Let our industry news keep you abreast of all the latest news and newest happenings in the industry. The news is an excellent way for your company to reach thousands of viewers/readers. Everything from mergers/acquisitions, contract announcements, new market entries, market reports, personnel and rep appointments can be found here. Be sure to check back to the MWJ site often as our news is updated on a daily basis. As added exposure, a majority of our headlines are also highlighted in our weekly Microwave Flash newsletter, which reaches 42,000+ readers. Let us help you get the news out about different happenings with your company.
If your company is interested in submitting a product or news release, whether it is for print or online, please send that information to my attention via email at email@example.com.
The MWJournal.com Events page proudly presents upcoming trade shows and webinars in our industry, as well as a six-month archive of webinars available for On Demand viewing. Also published on this page are the ongoing training programs provided by industry leaders. If you are hosting an event, a training program or a webinar that you would like us to consider publishing to the Events page, please contact our Marketing and Event Coordinator, Kristen Anderson, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Our audience will find the MWJ online "in print edition" published and readily available around the 15th of each month. The online edition is chock-full of the monthly print content and features your contributed articles. Readers will find the "in print" section just below the fold of the MWJ homepage on the right hand side. These articles are available for printing and sharing. Most articles are contributed from industry, so this is a great way to show thought leadership, design expertise, new product technology and more.
In addition to the monthly print edition, the new site offers a library of articles/issues dating back to August 2002. The search engine allows a reader to type in keywords and sort by date or relevancy. I think you will find the display of results quite rewarding as it provides hundreds of results, including news, technical content, events, newsletters, etc. Your organization's articles are permanently archived on the website.
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Collective Insanity
"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
But the sin of slavery was written into America's Constitution, leading to "a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure."
This April, as we commemorate the anniversary of the attack on Fort Sumter, our national attention wanders silently back 150 years to the second-bloodiest outbreak of collective insanity in our nation's history, a conflict that nearly tore it apart.
It happened because some Americans were willing to fight to the death for the "right" to deprive others of their freedom. They were non-persons, it was said — the Supreme Court agreed in a 7-2 decision — and their owner could freely and legally exercise the right to keep or even kill them. The opposition was merely seeking to "impose their own morality."
The cost to redeem America's original sin still appalls us, and well it should: just over half a million lives, mostly young ones.
As we watch the anniversaries of the days seared into our national memory slowly reel by over the next four years, with ghastly names like Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Antietam, Bull Run and The Wilderness, will we learn the lessons of the Civil War?
Will we learn what Abraham Lincoln told Congress in 1862? "In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free."
Will we agree with his 1864 letter to A.G. Hodges? "If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong."
Because if we do, then may the bitter remembrance of Harpers Ferry and Cold Harbor and Savannah and Fredericksburg and Vicksburg and Appomattox chasten our hearts to realize that we still shed our brothers' blood. Our nation lives today in the most abhorrent collective insanity ever to grip a civilized nation. Systematically trampling the rights of others — blacks or Jews — is mind-bogglingly evil, and yet we have created legal fictions to justify immolating nearly 50 million of our own sons and daughters — non-persons with no legal rights — to the idols of "rights" and "choice" on the grisly altars of our abortionists' tables since 1973. That's eight times the Holocaust and practically 100 times the Civil War.
This, of course, is a laughing matter, at least for Jon Stewart on the March 9 episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, satirizing former Sen. Rick Santorum's public comparison of abortion to slavery. "If politicians are so concerned about what's killing black people, how about curing diabetes or sickle cell? Or ban something that kills us on the inside: Tyler Perry's House of Payne," one actor suggested to Stewart.
Here's why. In 2007, the most recent full data available from the Centers for Disease Control, 12,459 African-Americans died of diabetes and 970 died of various forms of anemia in America. The pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute reports that 363,000 children of black mothers were aborted here in 2008. That's nearly 30 times the death rate from diabetes and 375 times the death rate from anemia. Why that should provoke in-studio hilarity is beyond us.
Even more disturbing: The Atlantic senior editor Ta-Nehisi Coates, who is black, wrote in criticism of Santorum that the slavery-abortion analogy breaks down because slaves were not "denied the right to exist." We're pleased to concede his point. He then went on to say that slavery can't be reduced to "the simple act of slave-holding," since it fueled America's economic growth in the early 19th century: "In terms economic, cultural and political, slavery made America possible." (So might makes right?) The truly jaw-dropping conclusion he draws is that Santorum — and implicitly us — is "dishonest" and racist.
But if we give freedom to the unborn, we assure freedom to the free. If abortion is not wrong, nothing is wrong. And no one really desires to have been aborted. Lincoln was right.
And perhaps he will be right again. Well did he prophesy to the Republican Convention in 1858 that "a house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect that it will cease to be divided." It happened once. By God's grace, may it happen again.
We're sick of writing editorials about abortion. Someday the day will dawn when America is finally cured of this collective insanity too, but until it does, "with malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds … to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."


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Nicole Frank (1 February 1969 – 17 January 2013; age 43) was a hair stylist who worked on Star Trek. She is best known for her Emmy Award-nominated work on the hit ABC series Desperate Housewives, which starred Teri Hatcher, Brenda Strong, Steven Culp, and Mark Moses. Frank worked on this series during its first two seasons, from 2004 through 2006.
She was born as Nicole Giacondina DeFrancesco in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Frank was a key assistant hairstylist on the 2004 films Spartan (featuring Steven Culp and Natalia Nogulich) and Sideways (starring Virginia Madsen). Her hairstyling can also be seen in films such as 2005's Lords of Dogtown and 2008's Semi-Pro. In addition, she was hired as a Day Player on the 2007 film Charlie Wilson's War, which, like Star Trek, featured Rachel Nichols and Faran Tahir.
Frank's other work as hair stylist include the television series The West Wing, My Name Is Earl, Ugly Betty (starring Vanessa Williams), and Big Love (2010) and the fantasy romance Twilight (2008). As Hair Department Head she worked on the ABC sitcom Carpoolers (2007-2008) and the drama series United States of Tara (2009). Among her last work are the short comedy AppleBox (2011), the fantasy film The Hunger Games (2012), and the drama Hitchcock (2012).
Frank passed away on 17 January 2013 at the age of 43 in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA. She was remembered in the end credits of the 2013 Suburgatory episode "Chinese Chicken".


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09 January 2013 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
Agilent launches solutions for smaller chromatography labs
Agilents' OpenLAB Data Store with Lab Applications provides secure central storage of data
Singapore: Agilent Technologies has launched OpenLAB Data Store with Lab Applications, an out-of-the-box solution for smaller laboratories that provides secure central storage of the data produced by Agilent's OpenLAB chromatography data systems. The software is also designed to streamline the management of laboratory operations, assets and regulatory compliance.
Other commercially available solutions are designed for larger laboratories and involve a combination of enterprise-level electronic laboratory notebooks, laboratory information management systems and scientific data management systems. OpenLAB Data Store with Lab Applications is focused on the essential tasks that make it easy for smaller laboratories to install and do their work.
"Smaller chromatography labs want to adopt a networked solution that's simple to deploy with minimal ongoing IT support," said Mr Bruce von Herrmann, vice president and general manager of Agilent's software and informatics business. "Because OpenLAB Data Store with Lab Applications is designed to work without customization, labs can expect to be up and running in only two days. That's up to ten times faster than other solutions."
Like their larger counterparts, smaller laboratories face demanding information-management challenges driven by the complexity of managing and securing the huge amounts of data produced by their chromatography systems.
At the same time, they are challenged to achieve increasingly higher levels of productivity in managing laboratory workflows, assets and regulatory requirements. However, unlike large laboratories, smaller chromatography laboratories cannot afford the overhead associated with multiple enterprise-level solutions.


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PGA Championship hole by hole
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A hole-by-hole look at Valhalla Golf Club, site of the 96th PGA Championship on Aug. 7-10:
No. 1, 446 yards, par 4: A relatively benign opening hole that bends to the left, though players should be careful not to hit too close to the left side of the fairway and have trees affecting the second shot. Two bunkers have been added since 2000, one on the front right and one toward the back left.
No. 2, 500 yards, par 4: This was a par 5 in 2000. It also is a slight dogleg to the left, with a finger of Floyds Fork bordering the left side of the fairway and a bunker squeezing the right side. The slopes in the green have been softened to accommodate long irons, but the green is relatively small. Two bunkers guard the left side, and anything too wild might find the creek. A new bunker has been added to the right.
No. 3 205 yards, par 3: Floyds Fork winds between the tee and the green, then sweeps around to the right of the green. The green is protected by a large bunker to the left and a smaller bunker to the right. A small portion has been added to the back right for possible hole locations, which likely will be the toughest.
No. 4, 372 yards, par 4: A deep bunker protects the left side and a smaller bunker is on the right. Big hitters might want to challenge the left bunker to leave a flip wedge to the green. Anything over the back could dribble into Floyds Fork.
No. 5, 463 yards, par 4: The right side of the fairway is preferred on this hole that bends gently to the right, although a bunker requires a 290-yard carry, and there are three bunkers on the left. The green in guarded by a bunker on the right and a collection area left of the green. The back right hole location is one of the most difficult on the course.
No. 6, 495 yards, par 4: The green has been moved back 80 yards since 2000, making it a real "bear" — which happens to be its nickname. The hole is divided by Floyds Fork, and the first challenge is to find the fairway. The second shot will be a long iron to a green guarded by a bunker on the left side and a collection area on the right.
No. 7, 597 yards, par 5: Players will have the option of going left or right on a hole that offers a split fairway. Going to the left will shorten the hole by 50 yards, but the landing area is only 26 yards wide and is surrounded by rough and a water hazard. The safer route is right, although the fairway is tight and lined by bunkers. The water hazard has been expanded to the edge of the green, which likely will be a penalty for anything too far left.
No. 8, 174 yards, par 3: The shortest hole is guarded by a deep bunker in front of the green and a slippery collection area behind it. Another bunker is to the left, with Floyds Fork beyond it, and the green has multiple tiers to make every hole location require precision off the tee.
No. 9, 415 yards, par 4: Three bunkers border the right side of the fairway and two bunkers are on the left. The difficulty of this hole is the uphill approach toward the clubhouse. One of the largest and deepest bunkers on the course is just right of the green.
No. 10, 590 yards, par 4: This can be reached in two, but it requires a well-shaped tee shot on this double dogleg. A right-to-left shot is ideal off the tee, provided it avoids a fairway bunker on the right and rough on the left. A left-to-right shot is needed to reach the green, which is protected by a deep bunker and has two tiers.
No. 11, 210 yards, par 3: This is an uphill par 3 that is guarded by two bunkers in the front that stretch around to the left, and another that guards the back. Anything long will tumble down a hill and make par a difficult chore.
No. 12 467 yards, par 4: The tee shot must be long and straight before the hole drops off toward a green that is elevated. The green has one of the deepest bunkers on the course to the right and thick bluegrass rough to the left.
No. 13, 350 yards, par 4: The signature hole at Valhalla is the shortest par 4 and might be the most exciting. The landing area with an iron is surrounded by six bunkers to the left and a large bunker to the right. The green is built up nearly 20 feet on large boulders and surrounded by water. With tees slightly forward, some might be tempted to reach the green with a long, flawless tee shot.
No. 14, 217 yards, par 3: The longest par 3 features a two-tiered green with a large bunker guarding the front. There are two large bunkers behind the green, one for the lower tier and one for the upper tier, and either will be a tough spot from which to save par.
No. 15, 435 yards, par 4: Brush Run Creek runs down the entire right side of the hole, and the landing zone is framed by a small bunker to the left and a larger bunker to the right. The creek also is in play around the green, which has a bunker to the left.
No. 16, 508 yards, par 4: The creek again guards the right side of the fairway on this slight dogleg to the right, with a tree-covered slope and deep rough on the left. The 17th tee behind the green has been lowered, allowing for a large amphitheater. Two bunkers have been added around the green.
No. 17, 472 yards, par 4: The lowering of the tee makes for a long, uphill tee shot with bunkers squeezing both sides of the fairway. The hole is 50 yards longer than it was for the 2000 PGA Championship. A collection area and two staggered bunkers guard the green.
No. 18, 542 yards, par 5: The second straight major ends with a par 5. A large bunker protects the left side of the fairway, with a pond down the right side. A decent shot will allow most players to go for the green. The second shot needs to come in high to an elevated green with a bunker guarding the entire front portion. The green has severe sloping that runs from the upper portion to the lower left and right levels.


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The outrageous comedy Frankie Go Boom, from writer/director Jordan Roberts, tells the story of Frank Bartlett (Charlie Hunnam), who tells himself that he's holed up in the desert to write, but in reality is just hiding from his family, namely his brother Bruce (Chris O'Dowd). A reckless but charming addict, Bruce has always enjoyed secretly filming Frank in all sorts of compromising positions and sobriety isn't making their relationship any better. And as much as Frankie tries to move on with his life, family just keeps sucking him back in.
At the film's press day, actor Charlie Hunnam spoke to Collider for this exclusive interview about why he didn't think he was right for this role, what finally convinced him to sign on, what made Ron Perlman the perfect actor for Phyllis, how it was to work with Lizzy Caplan, and giving CPR to a pig. He also talked about what it's been like to be a part of Sons of Anarchy and how bittersweet it is that they're closer to the end of the show now than the beginning, and his desire to direct a film that he's written for Tommy Flanagan (who plays Chibs on SOA) to star in. Check out what he had to say after the jump.
Collider: How did this role come your way?
CHARLIE HUNNAM: For some reason, through the process of writing this and talking about casting it, (writer/director) Jordan [Roberts], in the most unlikely choice ever, arrived at me, as the guy he desperately wanted to play this lead role. He wrote me a beautiful letter, for when they submitted the script and offered it to me. I just read it and didn't see myself in that role and didn't understand why he had arrived at that decision, or what he saw in me that he thought was going to be interesting, in this role. I thought, "There are so many great unemployed comedic actors out there that could just kill this."
So, I somewhat reluctantly agreed to meet him. I said, "Listen, I just feel like this guy is a slightly dorky, meek guy, who constantly is getting taken advantage of. Not to say that I couldn't play that, but it's not an obvious leap for me. I'm usually the guy that's kicking everyone's ass, and that's kind of who I am, as a person. This is going to be a huge departure for me and a huge challenge." And he said, "Let me explain to you why you're the guy that I want. The very obvious way to tell this story is this weak, dorky, meek guy who can't stand up for himself. What about if he is just a regular guy that, in any other situation, could stand up for himself, and who every dude in the audience can relate to. He just has this giant larger-than-life brother, who's a complete psycho, who would dominate anybody. That's the more interesting way to play this, and that's why I want you."
That opened it up to me, and I started looking at it in a way that did, all of a sudden, seem feasible. And then, I still said, "Listen, I don't think it's for me. I think you should hire a comedian." He just wore me down. Ultimately, we made this for less than half a million dollars and I figured, "If it's shit, no one's going to see it. But, if we do a good job and if I manage to do a good job, and people do see it, then that's going to be fun." It just felt like a no-risk way to go and challenge myself.
Did you immediately decide that you wanted to torture Ron Perlman and get him to play Phyllis?
HUNNAM: Yeah, pretty much! Any time I can torture Ron, I jump at the chance. Chris O'Dowd had been cast, and then I was cast. And then, we had to find the girl, so I read with a bunch of girls. When Lizzy [Caplan] came in, she was just spectacular and it became very clear that she was the choice. And then, we had no time. We had about 10 days and we needed to cast the rest of the movie. So, we had a long conversation and Ron got brought up to play the Chris Noth role. We talked about it and talked about it and talked about it, and I said, "You know, we've got a shot at him. He might actually come do this." So, we sent it to him and I said, "Listen, man, we've got a week to cast this movie. Please, if you're going to read it and actually engage, could you do it tonight and let us know tomorrow 'cause we're really up against it." And he said, "Yeah, I'll read it." I figured that I wasn't going to hear back from him, but he called me in the morning and said, "Okay, I read the script." I said, "What do you think of the role?," and he said, "I don't like it." I said, "Okay, well, thanks for reading it," and he said, "Wait, I want to play Phyllis." I said, "What?! What are you talking about, man?," and he said, "Charlie, I need you to keep this just between you and I. I have always secretly wanted to play a woman." I said, "You're a twisted dude, but I think the director is going to be very excited to hear that." So, I told Jordan and he just laughed hysterically and said, "Tell him, he's got the job," and that was that. And then, Ron shot his entire performance in one day. He just came in and did it, and it was fun.
What was it like to work with Ron Perlman, in this capacity?
HUNNAM: It was really great for me. Ron's been doing this a long time and is very, very good at what he does. He can just show up and do it. I'm a little more internal, and I work at it a little harder 'cause I haven't been doing it as long as he has. So, I find it very difficult to flip-flop on the set. When Ron and I are doing a bunch of scenes together [for Sons of Anarchy] where it's really contentious, I'm not really good at just being friendly between takes and changing gears and laughing and joking, and then, as soon as they say, "Action!," acting like I hate this guy. I need to believe that I hate him. So, I really keep Ron at an arm's length on set, which is difficult for both of us, particularly him, because we really, really like each other. But, it's just what I have to do. It's the only way I know how to get the results I want. Hopefully, as I get older, I won't have to be as crazy, like that. But, this was an opportunity for us to work together where it was just light and fun. It was just my favorite day of filming that I've ever had. I love Ron, as a man, and I think he's an incredible actor. It was good to have fun with him and actually enjoy each other's company, rather than hating each other, even if he did have to stick his tongue in my mouth.
What was your reaction when you saw him in the make-up and wardrobe? Was it ever hard not to laugh?
HUNNAM: It was just like we won the lottery, when he stepped out of the trailer. We flip-flopped. Normally, I'm the crazy one that's being a bit method, but he just turned into Phyllis. I said, "Whoa, man, this is just too deliciously absurd for words! I can't believe what I'm looking at right now!" And he said, "Oh, stop it, darling! Now, walk me to set." So, he put his arm out and we walked, arm-in-arm, to set. I thought, "This is so perverse and absurd, but I kind of love it."
No matter how outrageous things get in this film, the sweetness between Frankie and Lassie really keeps things grounded. How did you know that Lizzy Caplan was the right actress for the role, and what was it like to develop the relationship between your characters?
HUNNAM: When she came in, she just was great. She blew everyone away, but it's difficult to define exactly what that is. I haven't done a lot of casting. It was maybe the second or third time I've had that experience, where I was reading other actors. I understood the feedback that I'd gotten, a million times, from auditions. You do a great job and you know you nailed it, but for whatever reason, they say, "He did a great job. We love him. He's just not the guy." You think that's a line that they give you, but when you're on the other side of it, you see these girls come in and be really brilliant, funny, sweet and vulnerable, and they'd be dripping tears off their chin and swinging for the rafters, and you'd be like, "That's brilliant, but it's not the person." And then, Lizzy came in and was sensational, and she was the girl.
That thing is just tangibly intangible. We just all looked at each other, when she walked out, and I said, "Is that the one, Jordan?" He said, "What are you asking me for? Of course, she's the one!" All of this was shot so quickly that it was just a matter of trusting Jordan and trusting the material. His script was beautiful. The material was really extraordinary. When it says we're in love, we act like we're in love and that's it. We shot this two years ago now, but I remember feeling, in those scenes, "Wow, it feels like there's something really going on between us. It feels like there's real chemistry." She's like my sister. We'd go in to kiss and she'd be like, "Dude, you should probably eat some more fucking onions? What have you been eating, fucking salami?" There was no actual romance between us.
Could you ever have imagined you'd have to give mouth-to-mouth to a pig, in a movie?
HUNNAM: That was terrifying! They just scream. I've never heard a noise like it, when that pig started to squeal. You think, "What are we doing?! This is so crazy!" And they're strong and ornery, and they've got big teeth and they stink. It was crazy, wrestling that pig, but it was fun.
Has it been rewarding to know that not only is Sons of Anarchy the highest rated show that FX has ever had, but it's as successful as it is now, in its fifth season?
HUNNAM: Listen, it is very rewarding and it's not like I'm no part of that. I pat myself on the back, a small amount, and say, "I've done my job as well as I could do it, and people seem to respond to this character." But, ultimately, all of the praise and all of the responsibility for the show being as successful as it is, is all down to Kurt [Sutter]. It's Kurt's show. In the world of television, the creator/writer is the king. Believe you me, this is Kurt's show. Every element of the show has got his fingerprints on it. So, ultimately, I don't feel any type of ownership, in that way. I don't think, "Oh, we got the biggest ratings that FX has ever had. That reflects directly on me and makes me feel good." I think, "Good for Kurt! It's so good that this show is so successful." Ultimately, if I had been playing that role and somebody like Kurt hadn't been there, incrementally releasing the story the way he does, giving himself enough story to keep it going, and the way he edits everything and rewrites every script, [it would be a different show].
He edits every episode, he writes every script, he acts in it, he writes the songs and does the music. It's his show. So, when the show does really well, I love and respect Kurt so much, but my reaction is, "Good for Kurt!," not "Oh, man, look at us! We're so successful!" If I was Kurt, I would absolutely take that on myself and say, "Good for me! I did this!" We take our jobs seriously and try to contribute as much as we possibly can. I do other things, other than just acting. I also write, and I have a film that I've written that I'm going to direct. Because I see each step of the process that way, and I'm not just looking at this, as an actor, I understand what each step requires. Just because of that, although we all contribute and we're all a big part of the show's success, to a certain degree, ultimately Kurt is the one.
It's Kurt's show. And it took me awhile to surrender to that. I can't readily compartmentalize, so I don't just look at everything as an actor. I do look at it as a writer and a director, also, and I've had to fight that because that's not my role there. I am just an actor, on that show. I'm just the guy that plays Jax. When I want to have more to do with it, I have to remind myself that it's just not the place for it. It's not that Kurt is a control freak and wants it all for himself. It's just that's the way television is set up. The showrunner is king. They say that theater is the actor's medium, television is the writer's medium and film is the director's medium, and it's really true. It's really nice to be a part of this thing that people seem to really love and respond to, and it continues to grow. Of course, that's better than the alternative of it continuing to slide. I am more and more proud of every season that goes by. I think the show gets better, and that makes me feel good. But ultimately, I just feel like all of the end credit lands on Kurt's shoulders.
Have you always had an eye on writing and directing, at some point?
HUNNAM: I got expelled from high school, and then did my exams from home. I decided, through that experience, that I was going to expediate my plan and didn't go to university. Instead, I went to a community college and studied the theory and history of film with the idea that I wanted to write and direct. And then, through that, I got an opportunity to act, which then just took precedence. But, it's just been growing in me. Right before I got Sons of Anarchy, I actually quit acting for 18 months and didn't read a single script, and I wrote a film. I felt like I needed to do something that I had control over, as an artist, and also just do something where I felt like I had some control over my life, as just a human, out in the world. Being at the mercy of the acting profession, in the early days of one's career, is really brutal and feels like you have no control over your life, at all.
So, I actually just finished writing that screenplay and managed to sell it, and then was going to start writing something else when Sons of Anarchy landed on my desk. I just thought, "A TV show is not really anything that I'm that interested in doing." I called my agent and was like, "Really? Why are you sending me a TV show? You've never sent me a TV show before, and we've never talked about me doing a TV show." He said, "Just read it, bro." So, I read it and was like, "Holy shit!" The quality of the writing was so much better than all of the films I had been reading. It was actually an original idea. A guy wanted to tell a family drama, set against the backdrop of a motorcycle club. There had been some biker exploitation movies made in the '70s, but they were all terrible. Never had this vastly interesting, rich world been explored before. I was like, "Wow, this is a guy who's really trying to do something."
What is the movie you wrote that you want to direct?
HUNNAM: I don't want to talk about it too much because it's so far away. But, I'm going to try to make it in two and a half years' time, when we finish Sons, altogether. It's going to star Tommy Flanagan, who plays Chibs on the show. He's been one of my best friends for years. I'd known him for years, before we did Sons together. I've known Tommy, for years and years. It's a film set in England, about a part of English society that's really seldom been explored, but is one of the most colorful and interesting parts of British society. We're just going to make it for no money at all, and go and do it. We're just two best friends, going to make a movie. If I can actually go make it, I'll be able to give Tommy his first ever leading role. That guy is way overdue. I think he's one of the most talented guys out there. He's just gonna be so beautiful, as this guy. Hopefully, we'll get it made and march fearlessly in the direction of our dreams.
Since it has been said that the show will end after seven seasons, does it feel bittersweet that you're closer to the end than you are to the beginning, at this point?
HUNNAM: I'm a real gypsy. Most people that work in this business, if they're not gypsies by nature, become gypsies, just because of the reality of this business. There's a part of being held down to doing Sons, as much as I absolutely adore it, which I do, where the reality of having to structure my entire life for a six-year commitment, every year, from this date to this date, that is a little difficult for me. It is really bittersweet. The idea of hanging up that cut and never playing Jax Teller again, breaks my heart. I'm sure I'll go through a period of really serious depression, saying goodbye to him, for a month after we finish. But then, the idea of just being free to do whatever I want, for the rest of my life, is obviously a really appealing idea for the gypsy in me.
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Observe, where all this sophistication has got us.Exactly. The "problem" in moral issues is not that it is so difficult to know the right from the wrong, but rather that so many people want to do what they know is wrong while still calling themselves "good people".
There are some issues that are too simple for intelligent people to understand. Most moral issues are like that. The problem isn't distinguishing between right and wrong. That is not always as plain as day, but usually it is. The problem is finding a way to justify doing the wrong thing. And once you think you have found it, the people still arguing for doing the right thing may be dismissed as "simplistic."
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Where all this sophistication has got us
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Gandhi ji said cleanliness is next to godliness. He inspired his followers by picking up the broom and leading the cleanliness effort. Prime Minister Modi is taking the same course of action. In this day and age where Indians have started thinking getting their hands dirty to do basic cleanliness chores is beneath their dignity, here is a Prime Minister who is not hesitating to do it himself.
It is a shame that a country that is aiming to become a global power, the citizens are not willing to do their bit for keeping the country clean. When each citizen in the country is messing it up, then it becomes each citizen's duty to maintain civic sense and keep the country clean.
Government schemes itself are insufficient and government can only do so much. For all the funding provided for various social welfare schemes, 50% of it did not reach the entitled beneficiaries. In respect to sanitation, the schemes effectiveness was just 36%. Hence, the public has to ensure that funds are not wasted, and are utilized effectively. They have to take ownership of the areas in their neighbourhood to ensure cleanliness.
Clean public areas reduce environmental and health risks. With cleaner environments, the likelihood of various viruses and diseases transmitting through air and water reduce. Hence, everyone gains by ensuring cleanliness.
Here are a few suggestions on organizing cleanliness drives in public areas:
- Choose a road, park, or field that requires cleaning and is a complete eyesore.
- Form a group on the social networks for your neighbourhood and societies.
- Contact your local government municipal authorities to find out about their plans and efforts, and seek their cooperation.
- Select a weekend morning; organize brooms, garbage bags, and cleaning gloves for everyone.
- Intimate everyone, reach the allotted location, and collect all the garbage.
- Get the local municipality garbage truck to pick up the garbage bags.
You can also talk to your organization's Corporate Social Responsibility team to start these efforts near the office areas, markets and customers. You can take sponsorship from organizations to lead the effort. If you are a young employee, this is a good way to learn project management and leadership skills.
Now cleaning up a locality might not sound the best way to spend a Sunday morning. But trust me, I have done it and it is a great way to meet new people. When one meets new people in conferences and restaurants, one is always putting up an appearance. However, when one is picking up garbage, one can actually understand the person fast because the conversations are real and down to earth. It is a good way to make some real friends.
Another plus is that after a couple of hours of hard work, one has burnt a few calories without going to the gym and can have a good breakfast without the guilt. If you start early, you will also see the sunrise.
Above all, you have done a great service to the nation and contributed your bit to keep India clean. From all angles, it has a whole lot of positives.
Indians, make India the cleanest country in the world. As Prime Minister Modi said, if we contribute a couple of hours each week, we can do it. Make India Proud.
Wishing all my readers a very happy
Gandhi Jayanti. Let us support our
Prime Minister to make Swacch
Bharat Campaign successful.


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ALL practice and game schedules changes must be emailed to Ice Commissioner, for two very important reasons:
1. The Ice Commisioner (IC) uploads new master schedules. If you make changes to your ice on your own, any time the master schedule is changed or updated you will either lose your changes or have multiple (and confusing) practice dates.
2. This is important to keep track of Team Ice Bills. If you give another team ice and do not notify the IC, you WILL be billed for it on your final ice bill!


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- July 28, 2013 11:45 AM
Incorporating Scandinavian sound artist Leif Inge's mind-bending 9 Beet Stretch as the sound score (Beethoven's 9th symphony stretched to 24 hours with no pitch distortion), a series of special performance events will be scattered throughout the museum building and grounds, with contributing artists offering up works related to the ancient idea of the "Music of the Spheres." During the 24 hours of music, various dancers/companies/artists will come and go, presenting a variety of visual offerings to be surrounded by this extraordinary music.
Photo by Milton Adams.
Sunday, July 28
11:45 am: Introductory remarks at Richard Serra's Vortex sculpture on the front lawn
noon–1 pm: Richard Serra's Vortex sculpture on the front lawn
1–3 pm: Second-floor gallery
3–4 pm: Grand Lobby
4–4:30 pm: Meet & greet coffee with the artists in the Café Modern
*For outdoor portions (Reflecting Pond Lawn and near the Serra "Vortex") audience members are welcome to bring blankets. (Lawn chairs are prohibited.)
CAFÉ MODERN starts seating for dinner at 5 pm on Friday evenings.
For full schedule, updates, and up to date list of artists/time frames for this project, be sure to check the CD/FW website at www.cdfw.org and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Contemporary.Dance.Fort.Worth


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BRADEN RIVER — He already holds Braden River's single-game rushing record.
Now, Tevin Bryant can scribble his name into the history books one more time.
The junior weightlifter captured the Pirates' first state crown after winning the state title in the 219-pound weight class at the Class 1A Boys State Weightlifting Meet April 25 at River Ridge High School.
Bryant benched 365 pounds and lifted 315 pounds in the clean and jerk for a combined lift of 680 pounds, edging past second-place finisher Devon Palombo of Hudson High by 20 pounds.
Bryant advanced to the state meet last season, finishing fifth in the 238-pound weight class. After dropping 15 pounds and improving both his bench press and clean and jerk, Bryant was able to set an even higher benchmark for Braden River's weightlifting program.
But Bryant wasn't the only Pirates lifter to advance to the state meet. Competing alongside Bryant were Chris Wong (119), Carmello Scalone (169), Thomas Ely (183), Casey Hunt (199) and Nick Gaines (238).
"We're competing in extremely competitive weight classes, but they're all seeded in the top five," coach Josh Hunter said prior to the meet. "They're all experienced, and I expect us to go and be very competitive and challenge to be one of the top teams in the state."
For Scalone, it was his first trip to the state meet after he fell just short of qualifying for last year's meet.
"It means a lot," the senior said. "I was disappointed last year because I worked so hard and missed going by five pounds. So I'm looking to win this year to make up for the past three years because this is the last big thing that I have to show for high school."
Scalone finished in eighth place with a combined lift of 580 pounds. Gaines also closed the book on his high school weightlifting career. Gaines finished in fifth place with a combined lift of 650 pounds, improving on his eighth-place finish last season.
"This season meant a lot because I was able to come back and finish first in every meet, which was a very big accomplishment, and really help my team out a lot," Gaines said.
Ely finished in fifth place with a combined lift of 615 pounds, followed by Wong in sixth place with 365 pounds and Hunt in ninth place with 600 pounds. Overall as a team, the Pirates finished in a tie for fifth place with Interlachen.
"They've all done a really good job this year," Hunter said. "They've improved, maintained their weight and have all gotten stronger."
Braden River wasn't the only East County school making a name for itself at the state meet last week. Lakewood Ranch sent a pair of lifters to the Class 2A Boys State Weightlifting Meet April 24.
Junior Steve Birakis advanced to the state meet for the second consecutive season. After finishing 10th in the 183-pound weight class last year, Birakis was eager for another shot at the state title.
"I would've been disappointed not to have advanced," Birakis said. "My goal this year is to place in the top three, and I definitely think it's doable.
"We're like the big little kids," he added. "At other events we've been able to keep up with every weight class except the heavyweights, but our weight class is really competitive."
Last week, Birakis finally met his goal, finishing second with a combined lift of 650 pounds — just 40 pounds shy of the state champion.
Joining Birakis at the state meet was first-year lifter Mike Myers. However, the 169-pound junior's road to the state meet wasn't quite as smooth as Birakis. After leading by 25 pounds at the sectional meet, Myers failed to make a lift and spent the next day wondering whether or not he would be able to compete.
"In the sectional I tried to lift more weight than I should have,' Myers said. "I was winning by 25 pounds and I just wasn't thinking, so then I just had to sit and wait on a decision."
Myers finished 11th in his weight class with a bench press of 315 and a clean and jerk of 245 for a combined lift of 560 pounds.
Contact Jen Blanco at [email protected].
BRADEN RIVER — He already holds Braden River's single-game rushing record.


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Wildfire closes Kingsbury Grade
Kingsbury Grade is closed to traffic as firefighters battle a 5- to 10-acre wildfire burning in heavy timber a mile from the summit.
The fire is spreading at a moderate rate to the northeast, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch.
"Winds are heavy and estimated at 40-50 mph," said Douglas County Sheriff's Spokesman Sgt. Pat Brooks. "Fire crews are on scene, and the fire appears to be in heavy fuel at this time."
All East Fork volunteers have been called to their stations to handle calls while the district fights the fire.
Firefighting aircraft are grounded because of high winds, said Sierra Front Interagency Spokesman Mark Struble.
Responding agencies include the Tahoe Douglas Fire District, U.S. Forest Service and Nevada Division of Forestry.
Douglas County Dispatch heard reports of smoke near the top of the grade about 2:56 p.m. today, Brooks said.
There's no room on Kingsbury Grade for through traffic, and staging areas are in the Park and Ride at the base of the grade.
No structures are immediately threatened. Firefighters are concerned that if the fire continues in the direction it's headed, downslope winds could drive it into Genoa.
Firefighters ask residents to avoid the area around the base of Kingsbury. Drivers should watch out for fire equipment on Muller and Mottsville lanes and Foothill Road.
Douglas County's emergency-management plan has been implemented, and county officials have been notified of the fire.
Complicating issues is a minor traffic crash at the top of Kingsbury Grade.


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In the following article, the author displays an anti-American prejudice. For example, he notes that he owns a "prized book . . . that recounts the glory of Saddam Hussein's victory over the United States in 1991." Later, he notes "four incidents [contrasted to the Benghazi incident of 2011], [in which] those committing the acts of brutality were wearing an American flag on their shoulder."
On the other hand, the alleged lies and cover-up of the Benghazi incident (which the author at least acknowledges) by the Obama administration is a case-in-point. Who profited by Benghazi? Who is the victor who will write the history books? Who will care?
The ten Orwellian quotes hold truth for all–not just for haters of America. Politics begets partisanship which begets prejudice. The quotes, from whatever partisan or non-partisan worldview one holds, apply to all and are worthy of reflection by all. –SB
THE DAILY SHEEPLE / Wake the Flock Up!
10 George Orwell Quotes that Predicted Life in 2014 America
Justin King
The Anti-Media
September 22nd, 2014
George Orwell ranks among the most profound social critics of the modern era. Some of his quotations, more than a half a century old, show the depth of understanding an enlightened mind can have about the future.
"In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia."
Though many in the modern age have the will to bury their head in the sand when it comes to political matters, nobody can only concern themselves with the proverbial pebble in their shoe. If one is successful in avoiding politics, at some point the effects of the political decisions they abstained from participating in will reach their front door. More often than not, by that time the person has already lost whatever whisper of a voice [2] the government has allowed them.
"All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting."
Examining the nightly news in the run up to almost any military intervention will find scores of talking heads crying for blood to flow in the streets of some city the name of which they just learned to pronounce. Once the bullets start flying, those that clamored for war will still be safely on set bringing you up-to-the-minute coverage of the carnage while their stock in Raytheon [3] climbs.
"War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it."
It's pretty self-explanatory and while it may be hard to swallow, it's certainly true. All it takes is a quick look at who benefited [4] from the recent wars waged by the United States to see Orwell's quip take life.
"The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history."
My most prized books are a collection of history books from around the world. I have an Iraqi book that recounts the glory of Saddam Hussein's victory over the United States in 1991. I have books from three different nations claiming that one of their citizens was the first to fly. As some of the most powerful nations in the world agree to let certain facts be "forgotten, [5]" the trend will only get worse. History is written by the victor, and the victor will never be asked if he told the truth.
"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
Even without commentary, the reader is probably picturing Edward Snowden or Chelsea Manning. The revolutions of the future will not be fought with bullets and explosives, but with little bits of data traveling around the world destroying the false narratives with which governments shackle their citizens.
"Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations."
Make no mistake about it; if an article does not anger someone, it is nothing more than a public relations piece. Most of what passes for news today is little more than an official sounding advertisement for a product, service, or belief.
"In real life it is always the anvil that breaks the hammer…"
In every conflict, it is not the side that can inflict the most damage, but the side that can sustain the most damage that ultimately prevails. History is full of situations in which a military "won the battles but lost the war."
"The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them."
Haditha. Panjwai. Maywand District. Mahmudiyah. These names probably don't ring a bell, but it is almost a certainty that the reader is aware of the brutality that occurred in Benghazi. The main difference is that in the first four incidents, those committing the acts of brutality were wearing an American flag on their shoulder.
"Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen."
Everyday there is a new form of censorship or a new method of forcing people into self-censorship, and the people shrug it off because it only relates to a small minority. By the time the people realize their ability to express disapproval has been completely restricted, it may be too late. That brings us to Orwell's most haunting quote.
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever."
Once the people are indoctrinated with nationalistic beliefs, and the infrastructure to protect them from some constantly-changing and ever-expanding definition of an enemy is in place, there is no ability for the people to regain liberty. By the time all of the pieces are in place, not only is opportunity to regain freedom lost, but the will to achieve freedom has also evaporated. The reader will truly love Big Brother.
Delivered by The Daily Sheeple [6]
Contributed by Justin King of The Anti-Media [7].
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[3] stock in Raytheon: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/360218
[4] benefited: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/07/rand-paul-says-dick-chene_n_5104391.html
[5] forgotten,: http://theantimedia.org/google-implements-right-to-be-forgotten-and-begins-censoring-history/
[6] The Daily Sheeple: http://www.TheDailySheeple.com/
[7] The Anti-Media: http://theantimedia.org/10-george-orwell-quotes-that-predicted-life-in-2014-america/
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In the Vortex, mode the card extends into the third slot. You'll need to adjust the fans separately and couple of handles and a light push will do the trick. The fans on PSC+ HD 6950 Vortex II can be moved even when the card is running, but make sure that it's screwed tight to the back panel.
While the dual fans provide a lot of airflow, they also blow a lot of hot air inside your case. But by lifting the fan, it allows the fan to absorb the cooler air from bottom of the case, balancing ambient temperatures. You can event incline the fans slightly so the airflow is aimed at either end of the card, and as a consequence it will reduce turbulence and help heat spreading effectively from hot areas.
The fan is 92mm in diameter and is connected to the 3-pin connector. Fan speed regulation can be performed via the Catalyst Overdrive or any other tool you may prefer.
Power Color Radeon PSC+ HD 6950 Vortex II's cooler has four 8mm thick heatpipes. The copper heatpipes differ in length, which also makes sure that heat is evenly distributed throughout the entire block.
HD 6950 Vortex II card is equipped with 2048MB GDDR5 memory. The GDDR5 memory chips are made by Hynix (model number H5GQ2H24MFR-T2C). They are specified to run at 1250MHz (effective 5000MHz), but on this card the memory runs overclocked at 1300MHz. The memory chips are exposed and do not have a passive cooling solution on top of them.
The video outputs reflect the standard Radeon HD6950 design. The I/O panel features two mini-DisplayPort 1.2 connectors, HDMI 1.4a and two DVI connectors (one of them is single-link with a maximum resolution of 1920x1200). By using DisplayPort outputs it's possible to chain up to six monitors to a single card. You can run four monitors directly from this card by using two mini-DisplayPort connectors, the HDMI connector, and one of the DVI connectors. As far as sound goes, HDMI 1.4a provides Dolby True HD, DTS-HD, AC-3, DTS and up to 7.1 channel audio with 192KHz/24bit output.
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On the web, bloggers Teen Book Review and Jessica Burkhart hosted me for interviews, and Harmony and Bookworm both loved First Daughter.
Paper Tigers' blog celebrated International Mother Language Day by featuring my novel Rickshaw Girl, saying it "would make a great readaloud, especially for a mother and daughter to share."
Librarian-blogger Cloudscome agreed, "highly recommend(ing) it for middle grade (8-10 year old) readers, as a read aloud, or a kid's book club book."


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I began building educational web pages with SERC in the fall of 2004, and am the main contributor of the Impacts of Resource Development on Native American Lands module. I have also contributed to the Observing and Assessing Student Learning collection, the Integrating Research and Education collection, the Advances in Paleontology collection, the Teaching with GeoPads collection, the Geochemical Instrumentation and Analysis collection, and the Teaching Phase Equilibria collection.
Before beginning graduate studies at Montana State University, I resided in Buffalo, NY. A summer job as an Interpretive Ranger at Yellowstone National Park locked in my love for the west, where I have lived ever since. My passion for hiking and skiing in the Rocky Mountains led me to Bozeman, MT where I worked as a graduate research assistant under Dave Mogk at MSU. While completing my master's degree, I studied the earth sciences, geoscience education, and Native American resource exploitation. Currently, I teach high school geology and astronomy in Laramie, WY.
EducationMontana State University - M.S. in Earth Science, 2007
SUNY College at Buffalo - B.A in Earth Science; B.A. in Secondary Science Education, 2003
Publications and Presentations
Klauk, E., Solar, G., 2001, Strain in Naturally Deformed Conglomerate of the Silurian Rangeley Formation in Western Maine, poster GSA National Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
Klauk, E., Mogk, D., 2005, Web-Based Instructional Resources on the Impacts of Resource Development on Native American Lands, poster GSA National Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah
Wolak, Jeannette M., Klauk, E., Mogk, D., Feeley, Todd, 2006, Geology of the St. Paul and St. George Islands, Alaska: Field- and Web-Based Learning Through the Pribilof Islands Stewardship Program, 102nd Annual Meeting of the Cordilleran Section, GSA, Anchorage, Alaska
Klauk, E., Mogk, D., 2007, Impacts of Resources Development on Native American Lands, presentation at Indian Education for All Best Practices Conference, Bozeman, Montana


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Man-oh-man this is so brilliant. Mark Ruffalo has re-blogged a post on his blog which responds to to the frustrating "Women Against Feminism" Tumblr.
Check out his blog or read it below.
"My response to the "I am not a feminist" internet phenomenon….
First of all, it's clear you don't know what feminism is. But I'm not going to explain it to you. You can google it. To quote an old friend, "I'm not the feminist babysitter."
But here is what I think you should know.
You're insulting every woman who was forcibly restrained in a jail cell with a feeding tube down her throat for your right to vote, less than 100 years ago.
You're degrading every woman who has accessed a rape crisis center, which wouldn't exist without the feminist movement.
You're undermining every woman who fought to make marital rape a crime (it was legal until 1993).
You're spitting on the legacy of every woman who fought for women to be allowed to own property (1848). For the abolition of slavery and the rise of the labor union. For the right to divorce. For women to be allowed to have access to birth control (Comstock laws). For middle and upper class women to be allowed to work outside the home (poor women have always worked outside the home). To make domestic violence a crime in the US (It is very much legal in many parts of the world). To make workplace sexual harassment a crime.
In short, you know not what you speak of. You reap the rewards of these women's sacrifices every day of your life. When you grin with your cutsey sign about how you're not a feminist, you ignorantly spit on the sacred struggle of the past 200 years. You bite the hand that has fed you freedom, safety, and a voice.
In short, kiss my ass, you ignorant little jerks.
Thank you Mr Ruffalo *swoon*


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